Susan Yoonghee Oas passed away peacefully on June 22nd in Renton Washington surrounded by her family. Susan was born Yoong Hee Kim in Seoul, Korea on January 2, 1929, the only child of Seung Sik Kim and Keok Lee Kim. She immigrated to the US at 17 to attend college, graduating from Macalester College in St. Paul Minnesota in 1950. It was there she met her husband of 43 years, Stanley C. Oas.
They settled in Seattle Washington where she began a career as a Medical Technologist at various labs – finishing her career at Auburn General Hospital.
Her love of family gave her immense joy and was her primary focus. She led by example, constantly spreading love to her family and friends. A devout Christian, she was active in many churches and was known as a positive, endearing person to all.
Susan is survived by her four children, son Doug (Robin), daughter Liz (Russ), daughter Carol (Mark) and daughter Janet (John), 13 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Stanley and her son William David. A celebration of life will be scheduled and communicated in the future.
The family would like to thank Village Concepts of Fairwood and Evergreen Hospice for their loving and compassionate care.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to:
- Vine Maple Place P.O. Box 1092 Maple Valley, WA 98038 [www.vinemapleplace.org]
- Kyungsin Social Welfare Foundation Attn: Kyungmin Lee 6, Baekgu-ro, 6 beon-gil Jinhae-gu, Changwon-si 51681 Republic of Korea
Susan was a life long dear friend of the Hausske family. She was such a kind, loving and thoughtful person. We met her when her boys were in my father, Harlands, Boyscout troop. I use to baby sit for Susans children. They were so cute, well behaved and very musical. Susan was easy for me to talk with and she helped me through some difficult times in my life. She was a good listener, kind hearted and gave good advice which i will always treasure. She and Stan even came to visit my husband Bob and me while we were in College at WSU.
Susan raised a beautiful , kind family and will be truly missed!!